The Daily Populous

Sunday December 31st, 2017 morning edition

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Psychology research recently published in Personality and Individual Differences investigated how often the popular dating platform Tinder was being used to cheat on a partner.

The study found that most Tinder users know someone who has used Tinder to cheat.

Almost a third of the participants thought other people used Tinder to cheat often.

“There has not been a great deal of research on whether Tinder is actually used to facilitate infidelity.

The study of 550 college students who had used or were using Tinder found that about one in five participants admitted to talking with a person on the dating app while in an exclusive romantic relationship.

A minority of the college students even admitted that they had used Tinder to engage in infidelity.

About 9 percent said they had been physically intimate with somebody they met on Tinder while in an exclusive relationship. »

‘Solo’ Locks In Key ‘Star Wars’ Veteran (EXCLUSIVE)

Authored by variety.com

‘Solo’ will stay in the ‘Star Wars’ family with veteran franchise composer John Williams set to write the theme for the standalone film about Han Solo, slated for release on May 25.

Williams revealed his involvement in “Solo: A Star Wars Story” during in an interview with Variety about his current “Star Wars” opus, “The Last Jedi.”

“The present plan is that I’m writing a theme for Han Solo, and John Powell is going to write the score, which he’ll do brilliantly,” Williams says. »

The Book Of Broken Promises: $400 Billion Broadband Scandal And Free The Net

Authored by worights.cf

You were also charged about nine times to wire the schools and libraries via state and federal plans designed to help the phone and cable companies.

Instead, America is not number 1 or 2 or 5 or even 10th in the world in broadband.

Ironically, (or sadly), I have told the story of the failed, fiber optic broadband deployments in America over and over. »

Comcast Accused (Again) of Billing Fraud

Authored by dslreports.com

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson says the state is expanding its $100 million lawsuit against Comcast, first announced back in August of 2016.

The original lawsuit claims nearly 2 million instances of deceptive behavior impacting half a million Washington state subscribers.

The AG office found that 75% of the time, Comcast representatives told customers the plan covered all inside wiring. »

Nepal bans solo climbers from Mount Everest under new rules

Authored by bbc.co.uk

Nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mount Everest, in a bid to reduce accidents.

A record number of climbers have tried to climb Everest this year.

World-renowned Swiss climber Ueli Steck, who was known as the "Swiss Machine", also died during a solo climb to a peak neighbouring Everest. »